Ricky Simon vs Montel Jackson

Ricky Simon

Pro 22-7-1 | UFC 10-6-1

Bantamweight

Montel Jackson

Pro 15-4-0 | UFC 9-4-0

Age

33|34

Height

5'6"|5'10"

Reach

69"|75"

Stance

Orthodox|Southpaw

Career Statistics

Statistic	Ricky Simon	Montel Jackson	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.9%	53.8%	►
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0	2.9	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.0	1.4	►
Strike Differential	-1.0/min	1.5/min	►
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	37.4%	61.0%	►
Takedown Defense	78.4%	67.0%	◄
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.8	2.6	◄
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3	0.3	—
Control Time/15min	4:21	4:35	—
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	20.0%	33.3%	—
Submission % of Wins	30.0%	11.1%	—
Decision % of Wins	50.0%	55.6%	—
Avg Fight Time	12:40	10:58	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3	1.3	—
Reversals/15min	0.1	0.2	—
Edges	2	4	3 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Ricky Simon Montel Jackson League median

Statistic	Ricky Simon	Montel Jackson	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	81.4%	73.1%	—
Avg Fight Time	12:40	10:58	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	41.2%	30.8%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	70.0%	68.2%	—
Opponent UFC Record (all)	91-39 (70.0%)	58-27 (68.2%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	44-19 (69.8%)	30-16 (65.2%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	68.2%	46.1%	—
% Time in Control	29.0%	30.6%	—
% Time Controlled	2.8%	23.3%	◀
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	91.3%	56.8%	◀
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	3.55	3.80	—
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	5.36	2.42	▶
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.81	+1.38	▶
Distance Strike Accuracy	37.7%	46.0%	▶
Distance Strike Defense	61.7%	63.4%	—
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	1.02	3.88	▶
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.69	0.00	▶
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	5.00	3.12	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.73	6.92	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	1.10	0.90	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Ricky Simon	Montel Jackson	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	38.7%	47.2%	►
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.1	2.2	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.7	1.4	►
Takedown Accuracy	22.9%	33.3%	—
Takedown Defense	77.8%	66.7%	◄
Control Time/Fight	2:54	1:04	◄
Edges	3	2	1 even

Last 3 Fights

Ricky Simon

vs. Adrian Yanez

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer • Mar 2026Bantamweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricky Simon44/13932%TD 2/5Ctrl 2:06

Adrian Yanez71/16942%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	12/55	22%	0/1	0:00	—
	Adrian Yanez	16/46	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ricky Simon	15/35	43%	2/3	2:06	—
	Adrian Yanez	15/29	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ricky Simon	17/49	35%	0/1	0:00	—
	Adrian Yanez	40/94	43%	0/0	0:06	1

LOSS

vs. Raoni Barcelos

UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown • Nov 2025Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricky Simon67/18137%TD 0/6Ctrl 1:25

Raoni Barcelos82/18744%TD 1/8Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	24/52	46%	0/2	0:45	—
	Raoni Barcelos	16/33	48%	1/3	0:09	—

R2	Ricky Simon	16/47	34%	0/3	0:40	—
	Raoni Barcelos	32/71	45%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Ricky Simon	27/82	33%	0/1	0:00	—
	Raoni Barcelos	34/83	41%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Cameron Smotherman

UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley • Jun 2025Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricky Simon34/7446%TD 3/10Ctrl 9:13

Cameron Smotherman29/9929%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	7/13	54%	1/2	4:27	—
	Cameron Smotherman	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ricky Simon	16/31	52%	1/1	2:56	—
	Cameron Smotherman	11/37	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ricky Simon	11/30	37%	1/7	1:50	—
	Cameron Smotherman	17/56	30%	0/0	0:02	—

Montel Jackson

LOSS

vs. Raoni Barcelos

UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal • Apr 2026Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Montel Jackson35/6653%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:23KD 1

Raoni Barcelos21/3855%TD 6/18Ctrl 7:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	14/24	58%	0/0	0:23	1
	Raoni Barcelos	3/4	75%	2/4	2:49	—

R2	Montel Jackson	13/19	68%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raoni Barcelos	8/17	47%	1/7	2:14	—

R3	Montel Jackson	8/23	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raoni Barcelos	10/17	59%	3/7	2:42	—

LOSS

vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot • Oct 2025Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Montel Jackson30/7043%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:02

Deiveson Figueiredo23/4353%TD 2/5Ctrl 2:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	8/20	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	8/13	62%	1/3	1:08	—

R2	Montel Jackson	14/32	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	7/16	44%	1/1	1:10	—

R3	Montel Jackson	8/18	44%	1/1	0:02	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	8/14	57%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Daniel Marcos

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo • May 2025Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Montel Jackson30/6645%TD 2/8Ctrl 3:37

Daniel Marcos17/3253%TD 3/7Ctrl 5:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	4/12	33%	1/4	2:07	—
	Daniel Marcos	4/7	57%	1/1	1:26	—

R2	Montel Jackson	15/28	54%	0/1	0:26	—
	Daniel Marcos	7/12	58%	1/4	1:55	—

R3	Montel Jackson	11/26	42%	1/3	1:04	—
	Daniel Marcos	6/13	46%	1/2	2:24	—

Common Opponents

vs. Raoni Barcelos

Ricky Simon

LOSS

UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown • Nov 2025Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricky Simon67/18137%TD 0/6Ctrl 1:25

Raoni Barcelos82/18744%TD 1/8Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	24/52	46%	0/2	0:45	—
	Raoni Barcelos	16/33	48%	1/3	0:09	—

R2	Ricky Simon	16/47	34%	0/3	0:40	—
	Raoni Barcelos	32/71	45%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Ricky Simon	27/82	33%	0/1	0:00	—
	Raoni Barcelos	34/83	41%	0/3	0:00	—

Montel Jackson

LOSS

UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal • Apr 2026Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Montel Jackson35/6653%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:23KD 1

Raoni Barcelos21/3855%TD 6/18Ctrl 7:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	14/24	58%	0/0	0:23	1
	Raoni Barcelos	3/4	75%	2/4	2:49	—

R2	Montel Jackson	13/19	68%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raoni Barcelos	8/17	47%	1/7	2:14	—

R3	Montel Jackson	8/23	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raoni Barcelos	10/17	59%	3/7	2:42	—

vs. Rani Yahya

Ricky Simon

WIN

UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva • Feb 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricky Simon54/13739%TD 4/5Ctrl 3:49KD 2

Rani Yahya47/18625%TD 0/9Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	20/49	41%	1/1	0:45	2
	Rani Yahya	21/62	34%	0/5	0:00	—

R2	Ricky Simon	11/43	26%	2/3	1:04	—
	Rani Yahya	19/82	23%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Ricky Simon	23/45	51%	1/1	2:00	—
	Rani Yahya	7/42	17%	0/3	0:00	—

Montel Jackson

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes • Apr 2023Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:42

Montel Jackson9/2143%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:17KD 1

Rani Yahya7/2133%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	9/21	43%	0/0	1:17	1
	Rani Yahya	7/21	33%	0/3	0:08	—

vs. Brian Kelleher

Ricky Simon

WIN

UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns • Feb 2021Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricky Simon45/9846%TD 6/9Ctrl 8:14

Brian Kelleher19/7326%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	9/28	32%	3/6	3:16	—
	Brian Kelleher	4/23	17%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Ricky Simon	22/49	45%	2/2	1:27	—
	Brian Kelleher	12/34	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ricky Simon	14/21	67%	1/1	3:31	—
	Brian Kelleher	3/16	19%	0/0	0:09	—

Montel Jackson

WIN

UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 • Dec 2018Bantamweight

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 1, 1:40

Montel Jackson10/1662%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:16

Brian Kelleher6/1060%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	10/16	62%	0/0	0:16	—
	Brian Kelleher	6/10	60%	0/1	0:05	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Both fighters operate at a similar pace (3.0 vs 2.9 sig str/min). Accuracy and timing will decide the striking battle.

Striking Accuracy: Montel Jackson connects on 53.8% of significant strikes compared to 41.9%. The 12pp accuracy gap compounds over the rounds.

Grappling: Ricky Simon shoots at 37% accuracy but Montel Jackson stops 67% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Montel Jackson shoots at 61% accuracy against Ricky Simon's 78% defense — Ricky Simon should keep it standing.

Finish Threat: Ricky Simon finishes 50% of wins (20% KO/TKO, 30% sub).

Fight Length: Ricky Simon's fights average 12:40 vs 10:58 for Montel Jackson. If this reaches the championship rounds, Ricky Simon's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Last updated: 2026-08-27 | Data source: UFCStats.com